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The Present marks the Broadway debut of its entire cast, including Academy Award winner (and wearer of amazing power suits—see above) Cate Blanchett. Playwright and screenwriter (and Blanchett's husband) Andrew Upton adapted Chekhov's Platonov for the production, which is set to begin performances on December 17 and officially open on January 8, 2017. Set post-Perestroika in the mid-1990s, The Present ...

School of Rock has been teaching audiences to stick it to the man for a year on Broadway. The tuner opened on the Great White Way on December 6, 2015 and garnered four Tony Award nominations, including a nod for original frontman Alex Brightman's performance, Best Book, Best Original Score and Best Musical. School of Rock's current lineup includes ...

Step right up! Ride the Cyclone opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on December 1. The Rachel Rockwell-helmed production has already been extended and follows a high school choir eager to board the Cyclone roller coaster, though doing so leads to tragedy. The off-Broadway show boasts a cast of both Broadway alums and welcome newcomers, including Emily Walton, Johnny Newcomb ...

Jitney is the only work from the great August Wilson's American Century Cycle yet to play on Broadway. The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning scribe's drama begins performances at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on December 28. Opening night is scheduled for January 19, 2017, and Broadway.com recently snapped a shot of the company as they prep to bring ...

It's a whole lot more than some hocus pocus! Broadway's The Illusionists: Turn of the Century opened at the Palace Theatre on November 25 and has been enchanting audiences and prompting exclamations of "How did they do that?" ever since. The production showcases some of the most dazzling (and dangerous) illusions in the magician's toolkit. America's Got Talent runners ...

Thanksgiving is a day full of deliciousness...and the dysfunction that comes with gathering the whole family together. The cast of Stephen Karam's Tony-winning, deeply moving play The Humans celebrates the holiday eight times a week. In honor of Turkey Day 2016, the company, including Arian Moayed, Sarah Steele, Tony winners Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell, Cassie Beck and Lauren ...

Othello: The Remix has had audiences buzzing about the Bard all over the place, and now the John Leguizamo-produced hip-hop musical has hit New York. Stars DJ Supernova, GQ, JQ, producer and two-time Tony nominee Leguizamo, Jackson Doran and Postell Pringle recently filmed a segment of NBC's 1st Look with host Ashley Roberts (see below), and Broadway.com got in ...

We're shaking it with Shakespeare! Broadway favorite Adam Pascal is currently starring in the hilarious Something Rotten!. Taking over the role of The Bard himself, Pascal joins a stellar cast featuring Tony nominee Rob McClure, Josh Grisetti, Brad Oscar, Catherine Brunell and Leslie Kritzer. Last seen on the Main Stem in Disaster!, Pascal is now thrilling you with his quill ...

The Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes is one of New York City's most cherished holiday traditions. The magic continued with a dazzling opening night performance on November 15. The Rockettes tapped, twirled and toy-soldiered their way through the beloved holiday classic. In addition, Garden of Dreams talent show dancer and cancer survivor Stephanie Consiglio (see below) performed a ...